by Dr Joe | Aug 26, 2011 | General Health, Parenting, Politics
The first Sunday in September is Fathers day in Australia. As you would expect, in the lead up there are many ads for a variety of products that Dad might like. Many play on the “not socks again “ theme to suggest that the product being advertised would be more... by Dr Joe | Aug 5, 2011 | ADHD, General Health, Parenting
Regular readers will know my views on ADHD. It is over diagnosed and over medicated. The reasons for this are the loose subjective criteria that cover the behavior of just about all children at some point and the readiness of doctors to prescribe stimulant medication... by Dr Joe | Jul 29, 2011 | Childhood Obesity, Children's Health, Parenting
It is not often that something makes my blood boil but this has. I received a letter from the Federal Government informing me of its new Healthy Start For School “ initiative”. This is a scheme whereby any parent receiving an income support payment in the financial... by Dr Joe | Mar 4, 2011 | Childhood Obesity, Children's Health, Nutrition, Parenting
A recent report has confirmed what we all know-that children are getting fatter because they are not allowed to run around and play. This comes from parents wanting to wrap kids in cotton wool-also known as helicopter parenting There is a new push to get children to... by Dr Joe | Nov 23, 2010 | ADHD, Children's Health, Parenting
It is with some shock that I discovered that a pharmaceutical company is doing a trial of antidepressant use in children as young as seven. The stated purpose of the trial is to compare Paxil to placebo for eight weeks in children and adolescents aged seven through... by Dr Joe | Nov 16, 2010 | Childhood Obesity, Children's Health, General Health, Parenting
One of the biggest reasons the “health” budgets are blowing out is because over the last 25 years as a society we have chosen to eat too much processed food. This has been seen as convenient and there has been a view that cooking is either too hard, too time consuming...
